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Be the Change

Name: Be the Change
Released: 2008
Duration: 55 min

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Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

2008

Runtime

55 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Be the Change serves as a cultural critique of Western consumerist institutions, shifting the focus from institutional power to individual ability to act and ecological stewardship. The film challenges traditional socio-economic hierarchies and promotes a decentralized social contract centered on personal ethics and sustainability. However, the documentary lacks specific demographic data, limiting a definitive assessment of its representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Be the Change have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film highlights diverse lifestyles but does not provide explicit LGBTQ+ representation within the narrative.

How does Be the Change portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on ordinary people rather than institutional figures, disrupting traditional masculine archetypes of authority and promoting a decentralized model of leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Be the Change?

Fair

The documentary focuses on local sustainability efforts without specifying the demographic makeup of its participants.

How does Be the Change represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative critiques modern capitalism and the industrial status quo, framing traditional Western consumption as unsustainable.

Does Be the Change include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific information regarding the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in this documentary.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional socio-economic hierarchies and consumerist lifestyles.
Promotes a decentralized model of leadership through ordinary people.
Aligns with progressive cultural frameworks and individual ability to act.

Limited or Absent

Lacks specific data regarding race and ethnicity.
Provides no documented evidence of explicit LGBTQ+ representation.
Does not address the inclusion of individuals with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Be the Change is a documentary that makes stars out of ordinary people who are trying to live more sustainably. What motivates these local heroes? The challenges and rewards are revealed as they try to live more lightly, or more sustainably. It is a celebration of the human spirit. What it will take to get everybody else on board? Avoiding both preaching and scare tactics, Be the Change attempts to answer such questions as: What does living lightly look like? Who is doing it? What do they get out of it? Does it hurt? Is it enough? Can all of us give it a try?

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